Israel hopes not to launch ground invasion of Lebanon but won't rule it out, Israeli official says

Reuters · 09/27 19:09
Israel hopes not to launch ground invasion of Lebanon but won't rule it out, Israeli official says

- Israel hopes it will not have to proceed with a ground invasion against Hezbollah in Lebanon, but will not rule it out, a senior Israeli official said on Friday after Israel attacked the group's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters it was too early to say whether the attack hit Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.




(Reporting by Michelle Nichols and Don Durfee; Editing by Howard Goller)

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